FUND THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FRONTLINE

We are in the middle of a relentless domestic and family violence crisis, but the specialist frontline services we rely on to keep victim-survivors safe continue to be dangerously underfunded. These services provide irreplaceable wrap-around support to women and children every single day – they are often the only thing keeping them safe.

The NSW Labor government says it wants to end violence against women and children, but it’s refusing to front up and deliver the funding that’s needed.

Labor’s budget only funds a quarter of what is needed to match demand facing frontline domestic and family violence services.

Year after year, frontline services have told the government they need a 50% increase in core funding – around $177 million a year. Labor’s budget handed programs only $46 million a year, and women’s refuges got nothing at all. This is a disgrace.

Domestic and family violence services are operating at up to 9 times their funded capacity. Workers are being pushed to breaking point day after day, and people seeking help are waiting months on end to access support.

Enough is enough. We must properly fund these essential services, so that every victim-survivor in our state gets the lifeline they need, when they need it.

Send an email to the Minns Labor government, demanding they fully fund the domestic and family violence frontline.

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Dear Minister, 
I am deeply concerned that the NSW Labor Government is continuing to dangerously underfund our frontline domestic and family violence services. These services provide irreplaceable wrap-around support to women and children every single day - they are often the only thing keeping them safe. 
The Minns Labor government says it wants to end violence against women and children, but it’s refusing to front up and deliver the funding that’s needed. Labor’s 2026-27 NSW Budget only funds a quarter of what is needed to match demand facing frontline domestic and family violence services. 
Year after year, frontline services have told the government they need a 50% increase in core funding - around $177 million a year. It is unacceptable that Labor’s budget handed programs only $46 million a year, and women’s refuges got nothing at all. This is not funding the frontline. 
If the NSW government is serious about saving lives and turning the domestic and family violence crisis around, it must fund these services at the level needed, which means permanently increasing core annual funding by 50% at the minimum. 
This is only 0.01% of the NSW Budget - and it is critical to meet demand. It’s the bare minimum that your government must do to keep women and children safe. On top of this, the sector also requires targeted investment in specialist services and programs to ensure equitable access, a regional loading payment for services in regional NSW, and dedicated resources to implement each of the government’s action plans. 
Frontline services are operating at up to 9 times their funded capacity. Workers are being pushed to breaking point day after day, and people seeking help are waiting months on end to access support. The small uplift in funding that was in Labor’s budget is nowhere near enough to address this crisis. 
We need to give these essential services the funding they need, so that every victim-survivor in our state gets the lifeline they need, when they need it. 
Please commit to fully funding frontline domestic and family violence services.

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